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Three Rivers is a non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors at any one time: three times every four years, with the fourth for elections to Hertfordshire County Council). In the 2014 elections, new ward boundaries came into effect and the council was reduced from 48 to 39 seats. All seats were contested at that election, though future elections will continue to be conducted by thirds. In the 2015 election the Liberal Democrats lost their previous majority on the council, which was left with overall control. The council is notable as one where a British National Party member has served - a BNP councillor was elected in 2008, but had left the party by the time his seat came up for re-election and he was defeated.